"You have advanced to the Heroic Age through the Rituals of Nephthys."
Age up text in Age of Mythology

Nephthys is an Egyptian Heroic Age minor god in Age of Mythology. She is available to worshipers of Isis and Set.

Attributes Edit

God Power Edit

  • AncestorsIcon Ancestors: Summons an army of undead Minions for a limited time to assist in attack or defense.

Technologies Edit

  • FuneralRites Funeral Rites: Priests and Pharaohs do increased damage to myth units
  • SpiritOfMaat Spirit of Ma'at: Priests and Pharaohs heal twice as fast, priests are 20% cheaper.
  • City of the Dead City of the Dead: Pharaohs gain 30% HP, 20% attack, and respawn faster when killed.

Myth Units Edit

  • LeviathanIcon Leviathan: Living naval transport with a huge amount of hit points.
  • ScorpionManIcon Scorpion Man: Fast melee unit that can poison nearby units.

Strategy Edit

Nephthys improves Egyptian heroes, making her a good choice against an enemy that is mass-producing myth units. She improves the attack of both Priests and Pharaohs, making them devastating to Myth Units. Priests are also made cheaper, and the Pharaoh is improved all round. The units also have their healing abilities greatly improved, making armies heal quicker so they can attack again sooner. The Leviathan is unique as it is a myth unit naval transport.

Note that if Isis players choose to follow Nephthys and then Osiris, City of the Dead does give the Son of Osiris a significant hit point boost.

Mythology Edit

Her name means “lady of the castle.” She was another daughter of Geb and Nut, and the wife of the evil Set. Denied a child by Set, she tricked Osiris into fathering a son, Anubis. She was associated with funerary rites, one of the key rituals in ancient Egyptian life. She normally appears as a woman with mummy wrappings for hair.

"Nephthys saith unto the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth:- I go round about thee to protect thee, O brother Osiris. I have come to be a protector unto thee. My strength shall be near thee, my strength shall be near thee, for ever. Ra hath heard thy cry, and the gods have made thy word to be truth. Thou art raised up. Thy word is truth in respect of what hath been done unto thee. Ptah hath overthrown thy foes, and thou art Horus, the son of Hathor."

-- the Papyrus of Ani

Major and minor gods in Age of Mythology
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HadesIcon Hades
PoseidonIcon Poseidon
AthenaIcon Athena
HermesIcon Hermes
AresIcon Ares
ApolloIcon Apollo
DionysusIcon Dionysus
AphroditeIcon Aphrodite
HeraIcon Hera
HephaestusIcon Hephaestus
ArtemisIcon Artemis
Egyptian RaIcon Ra
IsisIcon Isis
SetIcon Set
BastIcon Bast
PtahIcon Ptah
AnubisIcon Anubis
HathorIcon Hathor
SekhmetIcon Sekhmet
NephthysIcon Nephthys
OsirisIcon Osiris
HorusIcon Horus
ThothIcon Thoth
Norse ThorIcon Thor
OdinIcon Odin
LokiIcon Loki
FreyjaIcon Freyja
HeimdallIcon Heimdall
ForsetiIcon Forseti
SkadiIcon Skadi
BragiIcon Bragi
NjordIcon Njord
BaldrIcon Baldr
TyrIcon Tyr
HelIcon Hel
Atlantean KronosIcon Kronos
OranosIcon Oranos
GaiaIcon Gaia
PrometheusIcon Prometheus
LetoIcon Leto
OceanusIcon Oceanus
HyperionIcon Hyperion
RheiaIcon Rheia
TheiaIcon Theia
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AtlasIcon Atlas
HekateIcon Hekate
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NuWaIcon Nü Wa
ShennongIcon Shennong
HuangDiIcon Huang Di
SunWukongIcon Sun Wukong
ChangEIcon Chang'e
DaboGongIcon Dabo Gong
ZhongKuiIcon Zhong Kui
HeBoIcon He Bo
ChongliIcon Chongli
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